roll in

British  

verb

1. (adverb) to arrive in abundance or in large numbers

2. informal (adverb) to arrive at one's destination

3. informal (preposition) to abound or luxuriate in (wealth, money, etc)

4. (adverb; also tr) hockey to return (the ball) to play after it has crossed the touchline

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roll in Idioms  

1. Retire for the night, as in It's time to roll in—we'll see you in the morning .

2. Add, as in She tried to roll in several new clauses, but the publisher would not agree .

3. Arrive, flow, or pour in, as in The football fans have been rolling in since this morning .

4. Enjoy ample amounts of, especially of wealth, as in Ask the Newmans for a donation—they're rolling in money . This idiom alludes to having so much of something that one can roll around in it (as a pig might roll in mud). It is sometimes put as rolling in it , the it meaning money. [Late 1700s] Also see roll in the aisles ; roll in the hay .

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Example Sentences

As the sun peeked out from behind the clouds at 9:30 a.m. on the day after a rainy Saturday, the strollers at Runway Playa Vista rolled in.

From Los Angeles Times

They rolled in the dirt and squealed like pigs.

From Literature

When the next streetcar rolls in, the upper deck fills with a gaggle of schoolgirls, squabbling over who gets the window seat closest to the sea breeze.

From Barron's

Comedy opportunities rolled in and were the first jobs I booked.

From The Wall Street Journal

He came back from the delay to roll in a 30-foot birdie putt at the fourth, then added a 19-foot birdie at the eighth and a birdie at the par-five 11th.

From Barron's

Related Words

• arrive
• come
• come out
• crop up
• develop
• emerge
• materialize
• occur
• pop up
• present
• show
• show up
• surface
• turn out
• turn up